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Sunday, 30 September 2012

We had a lovely weekend and was great seeing my niece Opal - so cute at 19 months......and of course my BIL and SIL !!!

We reached the hotel and they had double booked our room - I was not a happy chicken and poor Lewis and Eleanor had to sleep on Z beds - Eleanor's was so bad you could feel the Z through the bed and she's bruised all down her right side....:0( Poor thing ended in with John and I.......

Today's card is one of my very very favourite LCI stamps.....the backing paper is Pink Petticoat digi paper - I paper pieced the sofa and pooch's cushion !!

Saturday, 29 September 2012

We are off to Balsall Common today to celebrate John's mums cousins Golden Wedding Anniversary - he helped so much and travelled to Kent so often to see Brenda we decided it would be lovely for him for us to make the journey to celebrate with him.....Brenda and John (another John !!) were seperated when they were young and John did a family tree and found her three years ago - unfortunately Evelyn, John's mums sister had already passed away but it was lovely watching them reminisce - shame it was short lived.Here is my card I made for them.......The backing paper is from Stampin'up - it is reversible so I used both sides to give it a contrast.....

the absolutely stunning ribbon is from American Crafts from Sarah's Cards

Wednesday, 26 September 2012

I have got so many stamps that don't see the light of day - it's ridiculous....so when I was asked to make a card for a friend's daughter I decided to dust down one of my stamps that hasn't seen the light for a long time.....LCI Cupcake Cutie....which was quite fitting as my friend makes cakes for a living.....The backing paper is from Nitwits - I just love their papers. The ribbon is one one I found in my stash which I bought ages and ages ago from a little company called Tapestry of Delights.....the nestie is one of my purchases from a craft show I went to whilst I was in Australia - it is gorgeous....A paper pieced cupcake wrapper and dress - can you believe I hadn't paper pieced up until joining LCI - now I love it !! Lots of pink and lots of glitter just what a 6 year old little girl needs....

a close up view

a sneaky peek at the inside.....

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a compilation ...

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I hope you like my card today - do please leave me a comment as I love to read them all.

Tuesday, 25 September 2012

Where on earth did that last two weeks go ??I hope you enjoyed the Blog Hop - do check over at the challenge blog to see if you are one of our lucky winners......Today's challenge is 'Bingo with a Twist' - the twist being pink.....Take any line you wish and enter your creations during the next two weeks on the challenge blog...

Die Cuts

Pink Gems

Butterflies

Pink Ribbon

Stitching

Pink Buttons

Swirls

Pink Flowers

Lace

My card I have used one of the 'new' Nikki digi stamps - well not truly new but new to the digi world...Slobbing Nikki

I followed the middle line : Pink Ribbon, Stitching and Pink Buttons The backing paper is from Nitwits collections, the ribbon and buttons from LCI, a gorgeous Spellbinders nestie, computer generated sentiment punched with my SU punch.....and it's a shame you can't see the stitching clearly it is a new one I found on eBay - Gutermann Sulky - totally stunnalicious.

Nikki was coloured in using my Promarkers, paper pieced the sofa, her turban was 'fun flocked' to give it a fluffy towel look.....and her slippers were glitzed and glamoured with Glamour Dust.

a sneaky peek at the inside.....

a compilation ....

Thank you for stopping by, please go and give some ladybug love to all the team....

Saturday, 22 September 2012

My good friend Jane has gone to London for a girly weekend (where was my invite ???!!!) and I have been left with cat duties. Missy is insulin dependant so it's quite important she gets fed and injected at the right time-ish - so Saturday morning and I'm up and out by 9.00 - totally unheard of for me.....but this morning I feel like I've had a full day already !!My card today is very clean and simple - a friend asked for a understated birthday card for a new neighbour's daughter.....my card fit the bill and she was extremely pleased with it.The balloons were punched out on scrap paper I had left over......joined together with a tiny bit of jute twine and diamantes between each . I thought the green and lilac looked lovely together......

Sunday, 16 September 2012

Well the sun shone today and was quite nice when the clouds weren't blocking it .....but tonight there is a definite nip in the air....and how early did it go dark..!!Today's card is a clean and simple naming ceremony card for a boy....the sentiment was computer generated and the stars are the tiniest star nestie....a few gems and a little stitching and here it is.....

Friday, 7 September 2012

Monday, 3 September 2012

Where on earth has the past few weeks gone ?? Arrived home early last week and haven't had chance to craft nor blog - with school shoe shopping, ironing, naming items of clothing I haven't had any time. All will change tomorrow when Lewis and Eleanor go back to school - and Eleanor start high school - eek !!Our time in Australia was mega-amazing and so wish we could turn back the clock - I would certainly have emigrated .....my cousin and family were a delight to be with and my Aunty was fantastic putting up with us !!I'm sure I will bore you over the coming weeks with photos but here is a little taster.....plus a card that I managed to do today as a favour for a friend....

I made a card for the Ladybugs Challenge using paper piecing and I think I'm hooked......

About Me

Married for 15 years with 2 beautiful children (Lewis 16 and Eleanor 14) and 2 Chocolate Burmese cats. I started making cards some years ago and have never looked back. I sell my cards to friends and family and more recently on my website www.BySusan.co.uk . I hope you enjoy looking at my creations and would love to hear any comments from anyone.